Ulsan HD, 'Children's Day was strong in Pohang!' Hold the East Coast Derby and run on a winning streak!
Ulsan HD, 'Children's Day was strong in Pohang!' Hold the East Coast Derby and run on a winning streak!
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Ulsan HD will face its East Coast rival Pohang Steelers in the Tiger Cave.
Ulsan will play a home game against Pohang in the 12th round of Hana Bank K League 1 2025 at Munsu Football Stadium at 4:30 p.m. on the 5th.
Currently, Ulsan ranks fourth after Gimcheon Sangmu (20 points, 16 points) in multiple points with six wins, two draws, five losses, and 20 points.
Ulsan won the 11th round home game against Gwangju FC on the 2nd with a 3-0 complete victory thanks to consecutive goals by Lee Chung-yong, Rakaba and Eric. It was the first time in four games since the match against SK in Jeju on March 9 and exactly 55 days after the match.
He displayed strong attack strength for the first time in a long time and had fruitful results. Blue Dragon Lee Chung-yong (one goal and one assist in 10 games) opened the match against Gwangju by tactfully connecting Kang Sang-woo (one goal and one assist in 11 games) cross at the gate at the 17th minute of the first half. It was his first goal in 782 days since he scored the final goal in the match against Seoul (2-1 win) on March 12, 2023.
Rakava (one goal and one assist in 12 games) finally burst into action. In the 31st minute of the second half, Kim Young-kwon (13 games) drove the ball forward and gave it to Eric (four goals in eight games) who was in front of the penalty box, and the goalkeeper hit Eric's right footed shot. Rakaba pushed the second ball with his left foot and reported his Ulsan debut goal. Eric, who received Rakaba's pass in extra time in the second half, sealed it with a goal shot.
In addition, Ulsan's "Moonsoo Zinedine Zidane" Bojanic (1 goal and 2 assists in 4 games) returned from injury and helped as a substitute in the second half. Veteran defender Hwang Seok-ho also played in the league's first game and built a stable defense with Kim Young-kwon, while gatekeeper Jo Hyeon-woo defended all four of his opponent's effective shots to support the scoreless victory.
Ulsan, which succeeded in changing the atmosphere with a big victory, is now turning to the match against Pohang. It is the second face-off this season. On March 29, they lost 0-1 in an away match. The goal is to avenge their last defeat at home.
Yoon Jae-seok (one goal in 10 games) is Ulsan's most reliable player. Wearing the Ulsan uniform this season, Yoon scored his debut goal in an away match against the Hana Citizen in Daejeon on Feb. 23. He has not scored a goal since then, but he has gradually increased his playing time to prove his value. Notably, he swallowed his regret by blocking the goalkeeper twice with effective shots that horrified the opponent team at the match against Gwangju on Sunday. He proved to be a strong option by making critical passes to his teammates and dribbling breakthrough. It was replaced in the 31st minute of the second half after lying on the horizontal ground. As the water has risen, we are looking forward to the match against Pohang.
It is the first Children's Day East Coast Derby in seven years at the Tiger's Cave. Ulsan met Pohang at home on May 5, 2018, and won 2-1 thanks to back-to-back goals by Kim In-sung and Toyoda. Kim In-sung, who was a member of Ulsan at the time, will wear the Pohang uniform and Kang Sang-woo, who was a member of Pohang, will play the match as if it were a prank of fate.
Ulsan had a total of 12 wins, seven draws and eight losses on Children's Day. The team that it played against the most on Children's Day is Pohang. It had four wins, three draws and one loss out of eight games. Notably, it had one win, one draw and one loss on Children's Day from 1987 to 1989. 토토사이트
Ulsan is slightly inferior to Pohang in all K-League matches with 63 wins, 54 draws, and 66 losses in 183. However, it had three wins and one loss in four face-to-face meetings last season.